

The Maze Runner (Maze Runner Trilogy, Book 1) by James Dashner
This is a fast paced adventure and mystery combined. Thomas wakes up in an elevator with no memory of his previous life. He finds himself...
Oct 28, 2011


The Pirate Captain's Daughter by Eve Bunting
This is a fast-paced adventure for younger teen readers. Catherine begs to join her father on his pirate ship following her mother's...
Oct 28, 2011


Steel by Carrie Vaughn
When she finds a rusted tip of a rapier washed up on the beach, Jill takes it with her. However, through some power of the sword, she...
Oct 28, 2011


Virals by Kathy Reichs
Reminiscent of Michel Crichton, this teen science fiction thriller is an exciting and interesting read. When Tori Brennan and her friends...
Oct 28, 2011


Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Wildwood Dancing is an interesting depiction of The Twelve Dancing Princesses and The Frog Prince. It presents these two fairy tales with...
Oct 28, 2011


Cloaked by Alex Flinn
In Cloaked, Alex Flinn combines elements of eight of the lesser known fairy tales and places them in modern New York. The main character,...
Oct 28, 2011


Beastly by Alex Flinn
A modern rendering of Beauty and the Beast, Beastly teaches the age old lesson of seeing the beauty in others. Flinn manages to put this...
Oct 28, 2011


The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh
Rather than a retold fairy tale, this is a new look at the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Jack, grieving over his dead mother, is drawn to...
Oct 28, 2011


East by Edith Pattou
A beautiful retelling of the Norse tale "East of the Sun, West of the Moon." Rose follows an enchanted polar bear to the frozen North and...
Oct 28, 2011


A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
A classic coming of age story, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn tells the story of Francie Nolan. She is a young girl growing up in the slums of...
Oct 28, 2011

